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Meaning of and a half | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see and, a, half.
  2. An intensifier, used to emphasize great extent or degree.
    colloquial

Equivalents

日本語 半
Türkçe buçuk
Tiếng Việt rưỡi

Examples

“three and a half”
“That guy was an idiot and a half.”
“Strolling along, minding my own business Well, there goes a girl and a half”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

and a partridge in a pear tree and alike and all that and all the rest of it and all this and another thing

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